Symset - Revision history

Furey: Custom map symbols (historic) -> Custom map symbols (3.4.3)

2024-06-05T05:56:43Z

Custom map symbols (historic) -> Custom map symbols (3.4.3)

2024-06-04T17:44:16Z

Fix broken reference. The 3.4.3 stuff is now in Custom map symbols (historic), not Custom map symbols.

2024-06-04T17:42:50Z

WARNINGS is sitll accepted (along with BOULDER). Verified by playing NetHack 3.6.7 and setting WARNINGS. It's buggy, though.

2019-04-25T17:04:24Z

SYMBOLS in config file

2018-07-14T06:16:46Z

‎File format: tools are (

2016-01-19T15:35:48Z

‎File format: table with ASCII default and descriptions, mostly from the Guidebook

2015-12-22T06:03:17Z

‎With RogueIBM: note that RogueWindows is the same

2015-12-22T05:59:20Z

‎Rogue level: RogueIBM and RogueWindows are identical

2015-12-22T05:58:24Z

‎Screenshots: Rogue level screenshots

2015-12-21T22:13:52Z

Screenshots

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 Starting in [[NetHack 3.6.0]], the '''symset''' option selects one of several symbol sets for display of a text-mode map for the normal [[dungeon]].  The '''roguesymset''' option does the same for the [[Rogue level]]. The file "symbols", placed in the directory where NetHack is installed, defines the available symbol sets. The user may edit this file to change existing symbol sets or to define new symbol sets.
-The symset option supersedes [[IBMgraphics]], [[DECgraphics]] and [[MACgraphics]]. Those options are still recognized for backward compatibility. It also replaces the variables named under [[Custom map symbols (historic)]], except that BOULDER and WARNINGS are still accepted.
+The symset option supersedes [[IBMgraphics]], [[DECgraphics]] and [[MACgraphics]]. Those options are still recognized for backward compatibility. It also replaces the variables named under [[Custom map symbols (3.4.3)]], except that BOULDER and WARNINGS are still accepted.
 Individual symbols may be set in the [[options]] file with SYMBOLS:

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 Starting in [[NetHack 3.6.0]], the '''symset''' option selects one of several symbol sets for display of a text-mode map for the normal [[dungeon]].  The '''roguesymset''' option does the same for the [[Rogue level]]. The file "symbols", placed in the directory where NetHack is installed, defines the available symbol sets. The user may edit this file to change existing symbol sets or to define new symbol sets.
-The symset option supersedes [[IBMgraphics]], [[DECgraphics]] and [[MACgraphics]]. Those options are still recognized for backward compatibility. It also replaces the variables named under [[Custom map symbols]], except that BOULDER and WARNINGS are still accepted.
+The symset option supersedes [[IBMgraphics]], [[DECgraphics]] and [[MACgraphics]]. Those options are still recognized for backward compatibility. It also replaces the variables named under [[Custom map symbols (historic)]], except that BOULDER and WARNINGS are still accepted.
 Individual symbols may be set in the [[options]] file with SYMBOLS:

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 Starting in [[NetHack 3.6.0]], the '''symset''' option selects one of several symbol sets for display of a text-mode map for the normal [[dungeon]].  The '''roguesymset''' option does the same for the [[Rogue level]]. The file "symbols", placed in the directory where NetHack is installed, defines the available symbol sets. The user may edit this file to change existing symbol sets or to define new symbol sets.
-The symset option supersedes [[IBMgraphics]], [[DECgraphics]] and [[MACgraphics]]. Those options are still recognized for backward compatibility. It also replaces the variables named under [[Custom map symbols]], except that BOULDER is still accepted.
+The symset option supersedes [[IBMgraphics]], [[DECgraphics]] and [[MACgraphics]]. Those options are still recognized for backward compatibility. It also replaces the variables named under [[Custom map symbols]], except that BOULDER and WARNINGS are still accepted.
 Individual symbols may be set in the [[options]] file with SYMBOLS:

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	The symset option supersedes [[IBMgraphics]], [[DECgraphics]] and [[MACgraphics]]. Those options are still recognized for backward compatibility. It also replaces the variables named under [[Custom map symbols]], except that BOULDER is still accepted.		The symset option supersedes [[IBMgraphics]], [[DECgraphics]] and [[MACgraphics]]. Those options are still recognized for backward compatibility. It also replaces the variables named under [[Custom map symbols]], except that BOULDER is still accepted.
		+
		+	Individual symbols may be set in the [[options]] file with SYMBOLS:
		+
		+	SYMBOLS=S_boulder:0
		+	SYMBOLS=S_golem:7
		+	SYMBOLS=S_ghost:8

	==Available symbol sets==		==Available symbol sets==

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 | <code>?</code> || <code>S_scroll</code> || scroll
 |-
-| <code></code> || <code>S_tool</code> || (useful item (pick-axe, key, lamp...)
+| <code>(</code> || <code>S_tool</code> || (useful item (pick-axe, key, lamp...)
 |-
 | <code>/</code> || <code>S_wand</code> || wand

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 Here are two screenshots of the same scene, using the two [[Rogue level]] symbol sets.
-====With RogueIBM====
+====With RogueIBM/RogueWindows====
 [[File:RogueIBM.png]]

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 * RogueWindows
-Of these, only RogueEpyx displays in color.
+Of these, only RogueEpyx displays in color. RogueIBM and RogueWindows are in fact identical.
 The symbols file supports limiting a symbol set to the main dungeon, but no preconfigured symbol set is restricted this way.

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 ==Screenshots==
 Here are four screenshots of the same scene, using the three IBMgraphics variants and also DECgraphics.
-===With IBMgraphics===
+====With IBMgraphics====
 [[File:IBMgraphics-360.png]]
 Note that the floor symbol is centered with respect to the @ sign on the left.
-===With IBMgraphics_2===
+====With IBMgraphics_2====
 [[File:IBMgraphics_2-360.png]]
 The [[moat]], the [[floor]] and the [[fountain]] are displayed with their ASCII symbols. The floor is an ASCII period, and displays low with respect to the @ sign on the left.
-===With IBMgraphics_1===
+====With IBMgraphics_1====
 [[File:IBMgraphics_1-360.png]]
 The [[doors]] are displayed with their ASCII symbols.
-===With DECgraphics===
+====With RogueIBM====
-[[File:DECgraphics-360.png]]
+[[File:RogueIBM.png]]
 {{nethack-360}}

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           S_explode6: \xb3                # meta-3, vertical rule
   finish
 {{nethack-360}}